Factors Associated with Decline in Child Kidney Function Identified
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Mar 18 09
Characteristics associated with proteinuria—a predictor of decline in child kidney function—have been identified, according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of…
Silent Epidemic: Vitamin D Deficiency
• Public Health • Mar 18 09
With spring right around the corner, there is no better time to shine the spotlight on the sunshine vitamin and the important role…
Silicone Ear Looks Just Like the Real Thing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Mar 18 09
To look at Matthew Houdek, you could never tell he was born with virtually no left ear.
A surgery at Loyola University Health System…
Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Suggests Combination Therapy Needed
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 18 09
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered a mode of action for mysterious but diagnostic protein snarls found…
Synthesizing the most natural of all skin creams
• Cosmetics • • Skin Care • Mar 18 09
Even after nine months soaking in the womb, a newborn’s skin is smooth – unlike an adult’s in the bath. While occupying a watery,…
Walkers should aim for 100 steps per minute
• Public Health • Mar 17 09
People who walk for exercise should aim for a pace of 100 steps per minute to ensure their workout is intense enough, according…
Risks of Using Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack Or Stroke Differ by Gender and Age
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 09
Patients and clinicians should consider risk factors- including age, gender, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking and risk of gastrointestinal bleeding- before deciding…
Researchers Identify Cause for Severe Pediatric Epilepsy Disorder
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Mar 17 09
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that convulsive seizures in a form of severe epilepsy are generated,…
Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is a Worldwide Problem
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Mar 17 09
A new study that looks at the fruit and vegetable consumption of nearly 200,000 people in developing countries finds that the prevalence of inadequate…
Fish may be brain food for teenage boys
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 17 09
Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.
Swedish researchers found that among nearly 5,000…
Stress may cause the brain to become disconnected
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 16 09
Does stress damage the brain? In the March 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, a paper by Tibor Hajszan and colleagues provides…
U.S. program aims to help babies beat obesity odds
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 16 09
Elena Nieves hardly looks like a poster girl for an obesity program for pregnant moms.
The 5-foot-8 (1.7-meter) 23-year-old recently lost more than 50…
Obama picks FDA chief, starts food safety panel
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 16 09
President Barack Obama on Saturday chose public health and biological threat expert Dr. Margaret Hamburg to run the troubled U.S. Food and Drug…
Acupuncture may help cancer patients’ pain -expert
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Mar 16 09
Acupuncture can be used to help relieve the pain of cancer patients, as well as the nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy, a leading…
New test can detect early Alzheimer’s: study
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 16 09
A new test can accurately detect Alzheimer’s disease in its earliest stages, before dementia symptoms surface and widespread damage occurs, U.S. researchers said on…
Peanut-allergic kids can build tolerance
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 16 09
In carefully conducted ongoing studies, giving peanut-allergic children peanuts in increasingly higher amounts over time has eased their allergic reactions to the nuts…
Cause often not serious when babies cry a lot
• Children's Health • Mar 16 09
A thorough examination will usually identify an underlying cause when a baby cries excessively for no apparent reason, and the problem is likely to…
Youth drawn to restricted video games, study
• Addiction • • Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 16 09
Labeling video games as violent or age-inappropriate only makes them more attractive to girls and boys, particularly those who tend to do the…
Topiramate safely prevents migraine in adolescents
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 16 09
Topiramate is safe and effective in preventing migraine in 12- to 17-year-old patients, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics.
While topiramate is…
Frequency of Disposable Diaper Changing and Urinary Tract Infection in Infants
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Mar 16 09
A study from Japan looked at the frequency of diaper changing in relation to urinary tract infection. The theory behind this study was…
Blocking Protein May Help Ease Painful Nerve Condition
• Neurology • Mar 16 09
Scientists have identified the first gene that pulls the plug on ailing nerve cell branches from within the nerve cell, possibly helping to…
Meningococcal disease has high risk neurological deficits
• Neurology • Mar 13 09
Invasive meningococcal disease is common among adolescents and usually does not cause serious illness. But in some severe cases, it has a disturbing series…
Two Parkinson’s drugs similar for early treatment
• Neurology • Mar 13 09
As a treatment strategy for early Parkinson’s disease, initial therapy with levodopa versus pramipexole appears to be comparable in delaying the progression of…
School Buses Among Safest Way to Travel in Iowa
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 13 09
University of Iowa researchers recently published findings that may put some parents at ease - school buses are among the safest forms of road…
High-impact exercise may be best bone-builder
• Gender: Male • • Public Health • Mar 12 09
Men who want to keep their bones strong may want to add running to their exercise routine, new research suggests.
In a study of…